Lousada

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Lousada
Flag of Lousada
Municipal flag
Coat of arms of Lousada
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Lousada
Location  
 - Country Flag of Portugal Portugal
 - Region Norte
 - Subregion Tâmega
 - District or A.R. Porto
Mayor Jorge Magalhães
 - Party Socialist Party
Area 94.89 km²
Population
 - Total 44,712 (2001)
 - Density 471/km²
No. of parishes 25
Coordinates [1]
Municipal holiday
Last Monday of July
Website: www.cm-lousada.pt

Lousada (pron. IPA: [lo(ou)'zadɐ]) is a town and municipality of the Porto district, in northern Portugal.

[edit] Parishes

The 25 parishes of Lousada are:

  • Alvarenga
  • Aveleda
  • Boim (Lousada)
  • Caíde de Rei
  • Casais
  • Cernadelo
  • Covas
  • Cristelos (Lousada)
  • Figueiras
  • Lodares
  • Lustosa
  • Macieira
  • Meinedo
  • Nespereira
  • Nevogilde
  • Nogueira
  • Ordem
  • Pias
  • Santa Margarida de Lousada
  • Santo Estêvão de Barrosas
  • São Miguel de Lousada
  • Silvares (Lousada)
  • Sousela
  • Torno
  • Vilar do Torno e Alentém

[edit] Eurocircuito da Costilha

This circuit has been used several times for the European autocross championship and it is traditionally the circuit where the Portuguese round of the FIA European Championship for rallycross drivers takes place.

[edit] External links


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